from the beginning; from scratch
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to be conspicuous; to stand out
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
gossip; corner of the mouth
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
number of times; frequency; count
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to maintain; to continue to have
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship